Moving to Lake Wilson, Minnesota
Population: 270. Estimated population in July 2024: 250 (-7.4% change)
Males: 136 (50.4%), Females: 134 (49.6%)
Murray County
Zip code: 56151
Demographics
Median resident age: 44.4 years
Median household income: $28,375
Median house value: $22,200
Population by Race
Races in Lake Wilson:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
- Hispanic (4.1%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (51.5%), Dutch (25.6%), Norwegian (19.6%), Swedish (6.7%), Irish (4.1%), English (3.3%).
Elevation: 1650 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Lake Wilson
- High school or higher: 76.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
- Unemployed: 4.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lake Wilson city
- Never married: 17.2%
- Now married: 59.5%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 13.4%
- Divorced: 9.1%
3.3% Foreign born (3.3% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -47 (-14.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Lake Wilson:
- MURRAY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; SLAYTON, MN)
- TYLER HEALTHCARE CENTER, INC (about 23 miles; TYLER, MN)
- PIPESTONE COUNTY MED CTR & ASHTON CC (about 26 miles; PIPESTONE, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lake Wilson:
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 62 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 64 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
- WATERTOWN MUNI (about 104 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; Abbreviation: ATY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lake Wilson:
- SLAYTON MUNI (about 13 miles; SLAYTON, MN; Abbreviation: 60Y)
- TYLER MUNI (about 24 miles; TYLER, MN; Abbreviation: 63Y)
- PIPESTONE MUNI (about 25 miles; PIPESTONE, MN; Abbreviation: PQN)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lake Wilson:
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 100 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 107 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 107 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 115 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 133 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)